BIOGRAPHY:
Henry P. Dills, pioneer of Gentry County, and a veteran of the Civil War, is a native of West Virginia, born in Tazewell County, March 22, 1840, the son of James R. and Mary P. Dills.
James R. Dills and his wife came to Missouri in 1859, and settled on a farm six miles north of Albany. They later moved to a farm four miles north of Albany, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Their remains are buried in the Henton Cemetery. Their children were : Nancy J., married B. F. Severson and died in Oct., 1920; Henry P., the subject of this review; Jefferson H., died in Feb., 1915; Joseph, died in Topeka, Kan. in 1905; Sarah, the widow of Robert Spanhower of Albany; and Robert, a farmer of Howard Township.
Henry P. Dills attended school in West Virginia and came with his parents to Missouri. He enlisted in the Union Army in April, 1862, and served for two years, 25 months and one day. He participated in the battles of Kirksville, Boonville, and in several skirmishes. In one of the minor battles, Mr. Dills was thrown from his horse and injured.
In 1867, Mr. Dills bought 80 acres of his present farm. To this he added until he now owns 335 acres of well improved land. When Mr. Dills bought the land it was unbroken prairie, and he broke the greater part of it with oxen. A log cabin which stood on the place was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dills for many years. Neighbors were scarce, but in
Bogle Township at that early time, were living some of the people whose names are connected with the development of the community. Among those remembered best by Mr. Dills were Beverly Mahoney, L. L. Skockley, Jene Martin, Henry Ross, and Noah and Alex Hise. Mr. and Mrs. Dills still live on their farm, six and one-half miles northwest of Albany, but Mr. Dills does no active work, preferring to rent the land to his children.
Henry P. Dills was married March 10, 1864 to Emily J. Gay, a daughter of Jesse and Mary (Hunter) Gay. Jesse Gay was born in Maine, was one of the first settlers of Gentry County, and died near Topeka, Kan. Mrs. Gay was born in Illinois, and died in Gentry County. Mrs. Dills has a sister, Sarah, living in southern Missouri.
To the union of Henry P. and Emily J. (Gay) Dills the following children were born: Mary M., now the widow of Newton Bentley of Bogle Township ; J. W., farmer and stockman of Bogle Township ; Sarah Z., married to W. H. Moody of Bogle Township ; and James F., deceased, was married to Lydia Todd, who now lives at Albany with one daughter, Gussie E. The other grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Dills are ; Malcolm and Wade Moody; Frank, Dick, and Woodson Bentley; and Tressie, Otis, Ruth, Opal, and John Dills. There are also these great grandchildren; Doris, Garvin, and Russell Bentley.
Mr. Dills is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic at Albany.
SOURCE: pp551-552 of the "History of Daviess and Gentry Counties" (Daviess County by John C. Leopard and Buel Leopard and Gentry County by R.M. McCammon and Mary McCammon Hillman); published 1922 by Historical Publishing Company Topeka-Indianapolis.
Henry P. Dills, pioneer of Gentry County, and a veteran of the Civil War, is a native of West Virginia, born in Tazewell County, March 22, 1840, the son of James R. and Mary P. Dills.
James R. Dills and his wife came to Missouri in 1859, and settled on a farm six miles north of Albany. They later moved to a farm four miles north of Albany, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Their remains are buried in the Henton Cemetery. Their children were : Nancy J., married B. F. Severson and died in Oct., 1920; Henry P., the subject of this review; Jefferson H., died in Feb., 1915; Joseph, died in Topeka, Kan. in 1905; Sarah, the widow of Robert Spanhower of Albany; and Robert, a farmer of Howard Township.
Henry P. Dills attended school in West Virginia and came with his parents to Missouri. He enlisted in the Union Army in April, 1862, and served for two years, 25 months and one day. He participated in the battles of Kirksville, Boonville, and in several skirmishes. In one of the minor battles, Mr. Dills was thrown from his horse and injured.
In 1867, Mr. Dills bought 80 acres of his present farm. To this he added until he now owns 335 acres of well improved land. When Mr. Dills bought the land it was unbroken prairie, and he broke the greater part of it with oxen. A log cabin which stood on the place was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dills for many years. Neighbors were scarce, but in
Bogle Township at that early time, were living some of the people whose names are connected with the development of the community. Among those remembered best by Mr. Dills were Beverly Mahoney, L. L. Skockley, Jene Martin, Henry Ross, and Noah and Alex Hise. Mr. and Mrs. Dills still live on their farm, six and one-half miles northwest of Albany, but Mr. Dills does no active work, preferring to rent the land to his children.
Henry P. Dills was married March 10, 1864 to Emily J. Gay, a daughter of Jesse and Mary (Hunter) Gay. Jesse Gay was born in Maine, was one of the first settlers of Gentry County, and died near Topeka, Kan. Mrs. Gay was born in Illinois, and died in Gentry County. Mrs. Dills has a sister, Sarah, living in southern Missouri.
To the union of Henry P. and Emily J. (Gay) Dills the following children were born: Mary M., now the widow of Newton Bentley of Bogle Township ; J. W., farmer and stockman of Bogle Township ; Sarah Z., married to W. H. Moody of Bogle Township ; and James F., deceased, was married to Lydia Todd, who now lives at Albany with one daughter, Gussie E. The other grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Dills are ; Malcolm and Wade Moody; Frank, Dick, and Woodson Bentley; and Tressie, Otis, Ruth, Opal, and John Dills. There are also these great grandchildren; Doris, Garvin, and Russell Bentley.
Mr. Dills is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic at Albany.
SOURCE: pp551-552 of the "History of Daviess and Gentry Counties" (Daviess County by John C. Leopard and Buel Leopard and Gentry County by R.M. McCammon and Mary McCammon Hillman); published 1922 by Historical Publishing Company Topeka-Indianapolis.
BIOGRAPHY:
Henry P. Dills, pioneer of Gentry County, and a veteran of the Civil War, is a native of West Virginia, born in Tazewell County, March 22, 1840, the son of James R. and Mary P. Dills.
James R. Dills and his wife came to Missouri in 1859, and settled on a farm six miles north of Albany. They later moved to a farm four miles north of Albany, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Their remains are buried in the Henton Cemetery. Their children were : Nancy J., married B. F. Severson and died in Oct., 1920; Henry P., the subject of this review; Jefferson H., died in Feb., 1915; Joseph, died in Topeka, Kan. in 1905; Sarah, the widow of Robert Spanhower of Albany; and Robert, a farmer of Howard Township.
Henry P. Dills attended school in West Virginia and came with his parents to Missouri. He enlisted in the Union Army in April, 1862, and served for two years, 25 months and one day. He participated in the battles of Kirksville, Boonville, and in several skirmishes. In one of the minor battles, Mr. Dills was thrown from his horse and injured.
In 1867, Mr. Dills bought 80 acres of his present farm. To this he added until he now owns 335 acres of well improved land. When Mr. Dills bought the land it was unbroken prairie, and he broke the greater part of it with oxen. A log cabin which stood on the place was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dills for many years. Neighbors were scarce, but in
Bogle Township at that early time, were living some of the people whose names are connected with the development of the community. Among those remembered best by Mr. Dills were Beverly Mahoney, L. L. Skockley, Jene Martin, Henry Ross, and Noah and Alex Hise. Mr. and Mrs. Dills still live on their farm, six and one-half miles northwest of Albany, but Mr. Dills does no active work, preferring to rent the land to his children.
Henry P. Dills was married March 10, 1864 to Emily J. Gay, a daughter of Jesse and Mary (Hunter) Gay. Jesse Gay was born in Maine, was one of the first settlers of Gentry County, and died near Topeka, Kan. Mrs. Gay was born in Illinois, and died in Gentry County. Mrs. Dills has a sister, Sarah, living in southern Missouri.
To the union of Henry P. and Emily J. (Gay) Dills the following children were born: Mary M., now the widow of Newton Bentley of Bogle Township ; J. W., farmer and stockman of Bogle Township ; Sarah Z., married to W. H. Moody of Bogle Township ; and James F., deceased, was married to Lydia Todd, who now lives at Albany with one daughter, Gussie E. The other grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Dills are ; Malcolm and Wade Moody; Frank, Dick, and Woodson Bentley; and Tressie, Otis, Ruth, Opal, and John Dills. There are also these great grandchildren; Doris, Garvin, and Russell Bentley.
Mr. Dills is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic at Albany.
SOURCE: pp551-552 of the "History of Daviess and Gentry Counties" (Daviess County by John C. Leopard and Buel Leopard and Gentry County by R.M. McCammon and Mary McCammon Hillman); published 1922 by Historical Publishing Company Topeka-Indianapolis.
Henry P. Dills, pioneer of Gentry County, and a veteran of the Civil War, is a native of West Virginia, born in Tazewell County, March 22, 1840, the son of James R. and Mary P. Dills.
James R. Dills and his wife came to Missouri in 1859, and settled on a farm six miles north of Albany. They later moved to a farm four miles north of Albany, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Their remains are buried in the Henton Cemetery. Their children were : Nancy J., married B. F. Severson and died in Oct., 1920; Henry P., the subject of this review; Jefferson H., died in Feb., 1915; Joseph, died in Topeka, Kan. in 1905; Sarah, the widow of Robert Spanhower of Albany; and Robert, a farmer of Howard Township.
Henry P. Dills attended school in West Virginia and came with his parents to Missouri. He enlisted in the Union Army in April, 1862, and served for two years, 25 months and one day. He participated in the battles of Kirksville, Boonville, and in several skirmishes. In one of the minor battles, Mr. Dills was thrown from his horse and injured.
In 1867, Mr. Dills bought 80 acres of his present farm. To this he added until he now owns 335 acres of well improved land. When Mr. Dills bought the land it was unbroken prairie, and he broke the greater part of it with oxen. A log cabin which stood on the place was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dills for many years. Neighbors were scarce, but in
Bogle Township at that early time, were living some of the people whose names are connected with the development of the community. Among those remembered best by Mr. Dills were Beverly Mahoney, L. L. Skockley, Jene Martin, Henry Ross, and Noah and Alex Hise. Mr. and Mrs. Dills still live on their farm, six and one-half miles northwest of Albany, but Mr. Dills does no active work, preferring to rent the land to his children.
Henry P. Dills was married March 10, 1864 to Emily J. Gay, a daughter of Jesse and Mary (Hunter) Gay. Jesse Gay was born in Maine, was one of the first settlers of Gentry County, and died near Topeka, Kan. Mrs. Gay was born in Illinois, and died in Gentry County. Mrs. Dills has a sister, Sarah, living in southern Missouri.
To the union of Henry P. and Emily J. (Gay) Dills the following children were born: Mary M., now the widow of Newton Bentley of Bogle Township ; J. W., farmer and stockman of Bogle Township ; Sarah Z., married to W. H. Moody of Bogle Township ; and James F., deceased, was married to Lydia Todd, who now lives at Albany with one daughter, Gussie E. The other grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Dills are ; Malcolm and Wade Moody; Frank, Dick, and Woodson Bentley; and Tressie, Otis, Ruth, Opal, and John Dills. There are also these great grandchildren; Doris, Garvin, and Russell Bentley.
Mr. Dills is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic at Albany.
SOURCE: pp551-552 of the "History of Daviess and Gentry Counties" (Daviess County by John C. Leopard and Buel Leopard and Gentry County by R.M. McCammon and Mary McCammon Hillman); published 1922 by Historical Publishing Company Topeka-Indianapolis.
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